Last week, Hashnode announced the ✨ Crypto Rewards Program ✨ which rewards developers (in cryptocurrencies) for asking questions and writing answers.

Here’s the gist of the program:

If you ask a question on Hashnode and we decide to attach a bounty to it, you receive a fixed amount of Stellar Lumens (XLM).

If you answer a question that carries a bounty, and the community selects it the best answer (by up-voting ? and appreciating ?), you will receive the bounty amount.

The bounty amount is always in Stellar Lumens (XLM) cryptocurrency. You can read the full announcement and understand how it works here.

Donating your bounties to freeCodeCamp

Recently, some community members reached out to us asking if they can donate their earned cryptocurrencies to nonprofits that are helping developers.

I have been in touch with Quincy Larson for quite some time and absolutely love freeCodeCamp and his work. Hence, we decided to collaborate and help Hashnode users donate their crypto rewards directly to freeCodeCamp.

On Hashnode, you can enable the option “Donate my earnings to freeCodeCamp” in your settings page. Once enabled, your earned Stellar Lumens will automatically be transferred to freeCodeCamp’s wallet at each payout.

You can always track the amount of cryptocurrencies you have donated and your public profile will showcase your support for freeCodeCamp.

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